Hospitality & Facility Management

Vitesco Technologies wins LEED Gold award for its Pune facility Vitesco Technologies, a leading supplier of modern drive technologies and electrification solutions for sustainable mobility, received GOLD certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4.1 Operations and Maintenance (O+M) for its manufacturing facility in Talegaon, Pune from Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI).  “It now becomes the largest industrial manufacturing project in India to be certified under the...

Science Based Targets Initiatives approves Danfoss’ climate targets Danfoss announced that its science-based target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi has validated that the corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets submitted by Danfoss A/S are in conformance with the SBTi Criteria and Recommendations (version 4.2).The science-based target provides a clearly defined pathway for companies to reduce GHG emissions in line with the goals...

Air Products appoints Sushila Mani as MD of Prodair Air Products India Air Products has announced appointment of Sushila Mani as Managing Director of Prodair Air Products India Pvt. Ltd. In this role, Ms. Mani will lead Air Products’ world-class Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) centers in Pune and Vadodara.Commenting on the appointment, Air Products’ chief operating officer Dr. Samir J. Serhan said, “I am very pleased that Sushila has...

Hindware launches ‘Easy Clean’ Countertop Basin & Shower Enclosures Hindware announced expansion of its product line by adding 12 new products. The company unveiled a new range of countertop basin – ‘Easy Clean’, packed with breakthrough technology that exemplifies automation for hygiene and freshness. At an event in New Delhi, the company also announced its entry into a new category in the bathware segment with Shower Enclosures with by Hindware...

IPACK-IMA brings innovation, sustainability & technology transfer to the fore The live return of IPACK-IMA, the first international exhibition for the processing and packaging sector in 2022, represented the synthesis of the best technological solutions in terms of research and innovation. Solutions that had remained in the plants for years and were finally unveiled at Fiera Milano to an international audience that responded very well in terms of quality and...

EVET partners with food companies to deploy electric fleet for food delivery EVET - the integrated electric mobility, charging and technology vertical of Magenta, has entered into a strategic partnerships with prominent companies in the food industry like Elior India, SPRINK Kinematic FoodTech, Kadambass hospitality, and Foodieverse, to use EVET electric fleet for food delivery. The collaboration also marks EVET's debut into mid-mile deliveries, furthering the electrification of mobility in...

Danfoss builds supermarket of the future at its headquarters in Nordborg Danfoss hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of “The Smart Store” supermarket at its headquarters in Nordborg, Germany that will be filled with the latest and most energy-efficient refrigeration and heating technology.Instead of allowing the heat produced by cooling cabinets and freezers to go to waste, it will be captured and reused to provide heating for the supermarket and...

Microsoft’s data centre to heat Finland homesExcess heat generated by a data centre will be used to heat homes, services and businesses in Finland owing to a new partnership between Fortum and MicrosoftFortum and Microsoft have announced a unique collaboration project, whereby Fortum will capture the excess heat generated by a new data centre region to be built by Microsoft in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland. The data...

Danfoss India, CII- GBC develops a blueprint to support India’s decarbonization goals Danfoss Industries in association with CII- Godrej Green Building Council launched a report on “Decarbonization of Indian Industrial Sector” at MMA Annual Conference 2022, Chennai.The report shares a snapshot of how the Indian industrial ecosystem currently operates with respect to carbon emissions. The report provides key insights on the methods to reduce carbon emissions, with special focus on...

Air Products expands its presence in India; opens office in New Delhi Air Products, one of the world leaders in industrial gases, announced the opening of an office in New Delhi. The Delhi office will be the hub for the company’s Business Development and Stakeholder Engagement activities. This expansion follows the opening of a new EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) center in Vadodara, Gujarat which began operations just over a...

Danfoss inks MoU with IISc to promote use of natural or Low GWP refrigerantsDanfoss Industries signed a MoU with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore to promote use of natural or Low GWP refrigerants. The MoU was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Ambassador of Denmark to India Freddy Svane, and other key dignitaries. The MoU was exchanged between Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India and Govindan Rangarajan,...

4 Important Key Features for Planning and Building an Energy Efficient HomeWhile we settle in the new normal of working and studying from home, we have started spending much more time indoors than the past. As we continue to do so, the power consumption has spiked in the recent time at our homes with appliances like laptops, fans, ACs and TVs being on for a comparatively higher time than usual....

Turkish HVAC&R industry bags addl US$ 500 Mn export potential thanks to ISK-SODEX ISK-SODEX 2021, the leading HVAC&R industry meeting point of the Eurasia Region, held between 29 September and 2 October with the participation of 812 companies from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The event, organized with the theme of healthy air conditioning solutions in the air conditioning industry, 812 exhibitors from 27 countries and 86,217 industry professional visitors from...

Airtel to invest Rs. 5,000 Cr to scale up its data centre business Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) plans to invest Rs 5,000 crores by 2025 to further scale up its network of hyperscale and edge data centres. This will include new data centre parks in key metro cities. The company has unveiled a refreshed brand identity ‘Nxtra by Airtel’ for its data centre business and outlined investment plans to significantly scale up its...

ISK-SODEX 2021 to feature healthy ındoor air conditioning solutions Organized by Hannover Messe Sodeks Fuarcılık, with the support of the Turkish Republic of Ministry of Commerce, KOSGEB and Turkish HVAC&R ExportersAssociation (ISIB), the Eurasia Region's leading HVAC&R industry meeting ISK-SODEX,is getting ready to bring industry professionals together with the theme of "Healthy Indoor Air Conditioning Solutions" this year. ISK-SODEX, which will be held at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center-İstanbulbetween September...